Download UFC written expression 2-Lesson three solution (Department of English) and more Assignments Business English in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research UFC _ Laghouat Department of English Exercise 1 Choose the best topic sentence for each of the following paragraphs and put an “x” on the line next to it. 1. (X) a. Korea has a great variety of plant life. _____ b. Korea is great! _____ c. Korea is a nice place to visit. There's more to Korean plant life than just rice, apple trees, and pine trees. Because of the diversity of Korean soil and environments, it has a wide variety of plants. A drive around the countryside will show you what an interesting assortment of plants there are. 2. _____ a. Flying in bad weather is difficult. (X) b. Pilots do a lot of pre-flight preparation. _____ c. Pilots make a lot of money and fly all over the world. They check their plane to make sure that it is working properly. They also make sure that baggage or cargo has been loaded correctly. They check the weather forecast to see if they will run into any bad weather on their trip. Pilots then decide what route they should take, and how high and fast they should fly. 1. Exercise 2 The following sentences are about the weather and how to dress while touring Beijing, China. There is too much information here for one paragraph. Some of the sentences are specifically about the weather. Put the number of those sentences in the box below marked Weather. Other sentences are about how to dress while touring Beijing. Put the number of those sentences in the box below marked Dress. Each set of sentences has one that is general enough to be a topic sentence. Circle those two sentences. Once you have identified the above sentences as to whether they are talking about weather or dress and found the topic sentences, arrange the sentences in a logical order and write (on a separate sheet of paper) a paragraph about each topic. 2 2. Sentences : 1) Winter is freezing cold. 2) Autumn is best as the temperature is mild and the sun is out a lot. 3) Beijing's four seasons are distinctly recognizable. 4) In the warmer months, T-shirts and light pants or shorts are the best bet. 5) It is easy to dress for touring Beijing. 6) In the autumn, jeans and a sweater are usually fine. 7) For touring during the day, wear casual clothes. 8) Bring nice clothes for going out at night. 9) The temperature in spring is nice, too, but it is very dry and windy. 10) Summer can be unbearably hot. 11) In the colder months, it is wise to dress in layers; long underwear and jeans, shirt, sweater and a down jacket. Answer : a) Circle those two sentences a) Weather : a) Winter is freezing cold. b) The temperature in spring is nice, too, but it is very dry and windy. c) Summer can be unbearably hot. d) Beijing's four seasons are distinctly recognizable. e) Autumn is best as the temperature is mild and the sun is out a lot. =>Topic sentence :(d). b) Dress: f) In the warmer months, T-shirts and light pants or shorts are the best bet. g) It is easy to dress for touring Beijing. h) In the autumn, jeans and a sweater are usually fine. i) For touring during the day, wear casual clothes. j) Bring nice clothes for going out at night. k) In the colder months, it is wise to dress in layers; long underwear and jeans, shirt, sweater and a down jacket. =>Topic sentence :(g). Weather Dress 1,2,3,9,10,11 4,5,6,7,8